Another Pinterest Challenge Card

I saw a beautiful card done on PI that has some beautiful flowers on it that were embossed and then colored in from the back.  For those of you who do not have a PI account, I found the card on SCS and you can see it HERE.

For my card, I started by embossing the large flower from the Fifth Avenue Floral set using a Versa Mark IP, Gold EP, and a heat tool.  I then colored in the back of the flowers with a Pink Pirouette marker and then colored in the center of the flower with a Pretty in Pink marker.  I cut the flowers out and carefully used mini-glue dots to put them, placing the dots on the darkest part of the flower so you couldn't see them.

I used the Hat Pins from the current Occasion Mini and some pearls to add a little of accent to the card front.  Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Just Believe (saying)
Inks: VersaMark IP
Markers: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink
Papers: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Hat Pins, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

LNS Challenge Sketch Card

Hey everyone - I am so glad that's it Friday!  This has been one of the most stressful weeks at work; I won't bore you with the details but I am so thankful to be at home for 2 days!

On to the fun stuff - stamping!  I made the card below for this week's LNS sketch challenge and for a SCS SU DSP/Color Focus challenge (which was to use the colors Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand).  I made the flower using different punches and layered them in this order (starting with the bottom layer): Scallop Circle, 5-Petal Flower, and Boho Blossoms.  Once I punched them out, I "squished" and rolled the flowers in my hand, and then smoothed them out.  I then inserted a Not Quite Navy brad through the middle to hold them together.  I used the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions EF and Adorning Accents Edgelits Die for the border and then ran the Very Vanilla piece through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots EF.  Here's the sketch for this week:

And here is my card with the recipe:

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes
Inks: Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy (feathered on the Sahara Sand)
Papers: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Pacific Point, Beyond the Garden DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions EF and Adorning Accents Edgelits Die, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Punches: Scallop Circle, 5-Petal Flower, Boho Blossoms, Lace Ribbon Border, Decorative Label, 1-1/4" Square and Bird Builder, Not Quite Navy Brad, Paper Piercing Tool, Very Vanilla Button, White Baker's Twine, Sponge, Dimensionals